Electrical Engineer Technician

Electrical Engineering Tech

Actalent is currently seeking a qualified Electrical Engineering Tech for a position in Vancouver, WA. This Electrical Engineering Tech position will provide professional support and assistance to the Engineering Support (TEES) organization, part of the broader Substation Engineering (TEE) department at Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). This position will assist in producing indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents required for the design of assigned projects.

This position may be assigned to collaborate and provide support for internal TEE and external Transmission Engineering (TE) departments throughout the agency as assigned. This position will perform tasks for indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design and associated documentation, for example:

• Computer aided design and drafting in the creation, modification, analysis or optimization
• Review project submittals, design packages, and as-built drawings
• Technical standards, templates, policies, processes, and procedures
• Design solutions for complex and complicated projects
• Substation indoor and outdoor equipment

This list is not exhaustive.

Responsibilities

• Develop preliminary plot plans, one lines, and grounding drawing associated with substation scoping and Concept Design Document (CDD).
• Draft work from engineers and as-built drawings using advanced CAD skills and proper CAD and organizational standards for capital and expense projects. Those mark-ups may contain drafting from Substation Outdoor electrical equipment, Data Systems, Telecommunication, Remedial Action Schemes (RAS), Control & Protection, and facilities drawings.
• Produce indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents required for the design of assigned projects.
• Use the CAD System and other computer methods and applications for design and design document production; utilize Cascade to find existing substation equipment information, verifying equipment ratings and other pertinent information needed to complete designs.
• Consult and collaborate with engineering staff and other personnel to:
• Review, discuss and interpret design concepts.
• Identify and/or recommend requirements for detailed working drawings; and provide technical input and recommendations to resolve problems.
• Perform detailed wire checking from substation schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Provide review on assigned design projects produced by internal design groups and external service contract design vendors; verify compliance with current standards and policies established by BPA and the Substation Project Engineering organization; make recommendations for corrections to BFTE staff including BPA workplace manager, Tech Team Lead, and/or senior engineers.
• Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from engineers to validate that they conform to design concepts.
• Coordinate availability of designs with contracting firms and the indoor design groups to facilitate design needs.
• Facilitate regular meetings with switchboard electrician foremen to draft updates on all new or modified substation engineering design standard templates for manager approval.
• Assist with the documentation of policy, process and technical procedure changes.
• Gather data from various paper and electronic engineering drawings or legacy data systems and prepare/tabulate that data for archival in Project Wise, SharePoint, or another assigned storage / receptacle device.
• Monitor and assess designs in other than approved state to ascertain workflow and availability.
• Provide basic filing and document management functions. Create and maintain files and filing system(s) in accordance with compliance requirements. File and disperse documents as appropriate. Verifying all official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes. Maintain file records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) policies and procedures.
• Provide recommendations for new or improved…